ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Blazers PG Damian Lillard not only walked away with the NBA Rookie of the Year award, pretty soon he’s going to be walking (and running) in his own limited edition sneaker. On May 23, adidas is dropping 510 pairs — 510 is the area code in Damon’s home town of Oakland — of their late ’90s “Real Deal” sneaker, embellished with a bunch of Lillard-inspired details.

• The colors of the shoe pay homage to his career; red for high school, purple for college and black for the Portland Trail Blazers.

• The animal print on the upper and sockliner represent the Wildcat mascot he had in both high school and college.

• The shoe reads “Townbiz” on the upper, as another nod to Oakland. Clasped hands to represent the “Fly Guyz,” Damian’s name for his close circle of friends.

The shoe will retail for $120 and will drop on May 23 at Compound (Portland, Ore), Shoe Palace (Oakland, Calif.) and adidas.com. Fans can pre-order a pair today at adidas.com or you can meet Lillard on May 23 at Compound between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM for the official launch.

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Nice kicks! congratulations Lillard, you deserve it! 4th unanimous ROY in the history of the NBA, already so many accomplishments and the group you solidified yourself in is a group that players like Rose, Westbrook, Irving, Parker, CP3, or any other PG could dream of getting to this early. you’re truly going to be one of the best PG’s of all time if you keep working hard and improve every year like all the other greats. it seemed like you improved every game this year, so I can only wait until next year.